Becoming a good finisher
How can you be good finisher if you are a good initiator but not a good finisher? Answer: First, identify the reasons you don't finish things. Do you become: frustrated bored disinterested Do other projects start to interest you more? Becoming good finisher Second, develop a plan to overcome one of the obstacles you identified. For examples: If you become easily bored, set a time limit for action balanced with a time limit of rest or recreation or reward. For example: "I will really read this assigned chapter and absorb what I'm reading for the next 30 minutes. Then, as a reward, I will watch my favorite sit-com on TV for 30 minutes. THEN, I will return to my studies again." If you find you start off like a race horse at the beginning, but stall mid-stride and have to be pulled to the finish line, try to slow yourself down in the beginning. For example: You have to write a 10-page term paper and at first you...